Maria da Conceicao Rezendes

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Oct 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM

NEW BEDFORD — Maria da Conceicao (Furtado) Rezendes, 88, of New Bedford, passed away Friday, October 25, 2013, after a period of declining health at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Dionisio "Danny" Andrade Rezendes, and the daughter of the late Angelo F. and Liduina F. (Rebelo) De Medeiros.

NEW BEDFORD — Maria da Conceicao (Furtado) Rezendes, 88, of New Bedford, passed away Friday, October 25, 2013, after a period of declining health at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Dionisio "Danny" Andrade Rezendes, and the daughter of the late Angelo F. and Liduina F. (Rebelo) De Medeiros.

She was born in Feteira Pequena, Sao Miguel, Azores, and lived in New Bedford since 1966. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church and was formerly employed at the former Justin Clothing as a seamstress, until her retirement.

Mrs. Rezendes loved to sew, crochet, knit, make malassadas and bake sweat bread, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

The family would like to thank the nurses and the staff at the New Bedford Health Care Center for their wonderful care.

Survivors include two sons, Angelo Resendes and his wife Bella of Westport and Jose Rezendes and his wife Karen of Virginia; three daughters, Connie Costa and her husband Jerry, Lee Canha Sousa and her husband Jose, and Linda Silva and her husband Jerry, all of Dartmouth; one brother, Jose Medeiros and his wife Carmen of New Bedford; two sisters, Clotilde Soares and Silvana Carreiro, both of New Bedford; a sister-in-law, Liliana Medeiros of New Bedford. Also survived by fifteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Antonio Medeiros and Noe Medeiros.

Visiting hours will be Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 8 PM, at the Cabral Baylies Square-Lamoureux Funeral Home, 512 No. Front St., New Bedford. Her funeral Wednesday at 8 AM at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 AM in Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, 136 Earle St., New Bedford. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Online condolences to the family and facility directions please go to: www.cabralbaylies.com. Handicap accessible and lighted parking area at rear entrance of funeral home.

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